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Note
晩ご飯 is more commonly used than 夜ご飯.
Usages of bangohan
彼 は 買い物 を します。 そして、 晩ごはん を 作ります。kare wa kaimono o shimasu. soshite, bangohan o tsukurimasu.
He will do the shopping, and make dinner.
晩ご飯 で ワイン を 飲む。bangohan de wain o nomu.
I drink wine at dinner.
晩ご飯 は 何時 ごろ です か。bangohan wa nanji goro desu ka.
At about what time is dinner?
「晩ご飯 は なに が ある?」 「オムライス と サラダ と それから ケーキ だ。」「bangohan wa nani ga aru?」 「omuraisu to sarada to sorekara keeki da.」
A: What’s for dinner? B: Omurice and salad and then cake.
晩ご飯 は 何時 ごろ です か。
晩ご飯 は 何時 ぐらい です か。
bangohan wa nanji goro desu ka.bangohan wa nanji gurai desu ka.
At about what time is dinner?
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